Erwiniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Carabidae |
Subfamily: | Trechinae |
Tribe: | Bembidiini |
Subtribe: | Xystosomina |
Genus: | Erwiniana Paulsen & A.Smith, 2003 |
Synonyms | |
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Erwiniana is a genus in the ground beetle family Carabidae. There are more than 50 described species in Erwiniana, found in Central and South America. [1] [2]
These 57 species belong to the genus Erwiniana:
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